Sarika, you haven't mentioned the Designation that you have received as a part of your placement at Cognizant. But with your percentile in TANCET and going by previous year's data, you have a chance at:

• CEC College
• PSG College
• SSN School of Management
• UNOM
• Thiagarajar School of Management

So you need to take a call based on your Placement designation. But truth be told, right now, the market is pretty tight and opportunities have become lesser. So you can take up the offer from Cognizant and then put up couple of years of experience and then appear for CAT. CAT scores are accepted across all the 20 IIMs and almost all top B Schools. And the package is nothing less than 15 lakhs per annum on an average. So it is still a win win for you if you join Cognizant now and appear for CAT 2-3 years later. Because  IIMs shortlist candidates for the interview stage based on their own criteria, which may be independent of each other. The process may include Written Ability Test, Group Discussion, and Personal Interviews. Performance in the CAT examination is an important component in the admission process. IIMs may additionally use other factors such as the previous academic performance of the candidates, relevant work experience, gender and academic diversity and other similar inputs in shortlisting and ranking of candidates at various stages of the admission process. The processes, academic cut-offs and the weights allocated to the evaluation parameters may vary across IIMs. This is where your Work Experience might help you score few extra points. But still the final call should be yours. Good luck:)

Hello Sarika ,

firstly, Congrats for getting placed at Cognizant technology solutions .

( Cognizant is a global leader in business and technology services )

And even you scored very well in TANCET Exam.

Look now coming to choosing the best option for your career then dear it's all upto you and your interest. If you ready to work in industrial field then you should start working the organization ( Cognizant) or else you are want to continue studying then do your MBA.

NOTE - I t's all upto you and your interest of field , because i think you are the only right person to decide best option for your Career .

Hope It Helps

All The Best

Cheers !!!!